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president obama and his family returning to the white house. we're going to return to the discussion looking at the african-american vote in the 2012 election. >> talk about the alabama constitution and the horror that the alabama constitution was. but it is the case in all southern states that the state legislature is the source of power in the states. >> my question has to do with that 2004 campaign. you talked about how the republicans had a strategy of actively seeking the minority vote. what happened with that strategy? >> part of it was the personality and personnel involved. the bush family has always had a comfortable relationship with african-americans. they had prominent african- americans associated with them. people like colin powell, louis sullivan, connolly's arise -- condonleezza rice. when his presidency had not fallen apart yet, expressions of racism would not be tolerated in the republican party. but starting with john mccain in 2008, i'm not suggesting john mccain was a racist, but john mccain had no association with black pe
president obama and his family returning to the white house. we're going to return to the discussion looking at the african-american vote in the 2012 election. >> talk about the alabama constitution and the horror that the alabama constitution was. but it is the case in all southern states that the state legislature is the source of power in the states. >> my question has to do with that 2004 campaign. you talked about how the republicans had a strategy of actively seeking the...
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the reality is obama, the number among hispanics went up even though unemployment has been in double digits. at some point as the party have to does liver tangible uplift and include this coalition to hold it together? >> the question is important but it doesn't need to deliver for this coalition. needs to deliver for america because all the things you talk about including where they are with white voters are a function of the number one issue which is the economy and how we will grow the economy and what's going to happen to the middle-class. you had the good fortune to run this time against a republican party and republican candidate that was out of touch with ordinary voters and that was hostile on immigration and the right to vote and denying science and denying whatever but we were running in that environment but the voters wanted them to address the short and long-term problems with the economy which means how to raise incomes in what is the future the middle-class and put that issue on the table. with a the second term would be about. that is what this coalition is looking for
the reality is obama, the number among hispanics went up even though unemployment has been in double digits. at some point as the party have to does liver tangible uplift and include this coalition to hold it together? >> the question is important but it doesn't need to deliver for this coalition. needs to deliver for america because all the things you talk about including where they are with white voters are a function of the number one issue which is the economy and how we will grow the...
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the other groups -- obama did not do well among the white women. the number is a little distorted because so many are hispanic women. an african-american woman that may be voting for the democrats for other reasons. host: exit polls show that female voters went 55% to 45%. guest: we have a gender gap a denture every election except for 2010. and republicans came out even. in presidential elections they have not done well. 11 points is a lot. we will have to think about doing better. i think you do better when you have better candidates. host: talk about the third part of the editorial, the young voters. guest: when they get older, they become more conservative. i do not mean to be dismissive about that. one of the surprises about the obama campaign was how well they turned out the young vote. i think it was almost the same share of the electorate as it was in 2008. i did not think that was going to happen, and yet it did. republicans are going to have to think more about how they are going to get the vote. here is another place where i think republ
the other groups -- obama did not do well among the white women. the number is a little distorted because so many are hispanic women. an african-american woman that may be voting for the democrats for other reasons. host: exit polls show that female voters went 55% to 45%. guest: we have a gender gap a denture every election except for 2010. and republicans came out even. in presidential elections they have not done well. 11 points is a lot. we will have to think about doing better. i think you...
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watch him move to the camera, something that president obama did not do the other night. go ahead, please. >> if it fell to you to become president of united states, as it has to so many vice-president just in the last 25 years or so. >> let me try to answer the question. i think this is the fourth time i have had this question. i will try to answer again as clearly as i can because the question you are asking is -- "what kind of qualifications does dan quayle have to be president? what kind of qualifications do i have? what what i do in this kind of situation" -- situation?" i would make sure that the people in the cabinet and the people and advisers to the president are called in. i will talk to them and work with them and know them on a firsthand basis because as vice president, i will sit on the national security council, and i will know them on a first hand basis because i will be coordinating the drug effort. i will know them on a firsthand basis because vice president george bush is going to recreate the fate council, and i will be in charge of that. i will have da
watch him move to the camera, something that president obama did not do the other night. go ahead, please. >> if it fell to you to become president of united states, as it has to so many vice-president just in the last 25 years or so. >> let me try to answer the question. i think this is the fourth time i have had this question. i will try to answer again as clearly as i can because the question you are asking is -- "what kind of qualifications does dan quayle have to be...
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on friday, first lady michelle obama was on hand for the arrival of the official white house christmas tree. it was brought in on a horse-drawn carriage. daughters sasha and malia were also there. this year's tree a 19-foot frazier fir selected in early october and harvested this month at peeks farm in jefferson, north carolina. it will be displayed throughout the holiday season in the blue room. >> tell us about the tree. >> it looks good. >> it smells really nice. >> the smell, yes. >> you like the point. >> yeah. >> you look for a good point. >> it's a very good point. >> ok. i think we'll take it. you agree? >> i agree. >> it's a go. it's good. we can have christmas now. >> looks good. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> what is a bully pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i just had little antennas that went up and told me when somebody had their own agenda. >> so much influe
on friday, first lady michelle obama was on hand for the arrival of the official white house christmas tree. it was brought in on a horse-drawn carriage. daughters sasha and malia were also there. this year's tree a 19-foot frazier fir selected in early october and harvested this month at peeks farm in jefferson, north carolina. it will be displayed throughout the holiday season in the blue room. >> tell us about the tree. >> it looks good. >> it smells really nice. >>...
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if you look at what has gone on the past four years between the obama white house and the government of israel, you are going to see that the devil is really in the details. barack obama stood up at the united nations two years ago? -- correct me if i'm wrong, matt -- and basically said that the united states could not support palestine achieving recognition at the united nations. this is down into the details of whether or not this white house really stands with israel or not. guest: i would add to that that the president did say that and said that the u.s. would not support palestinian statehood a drive at the u.n. without a peace deal with israel. say thatto unless they can go back to the negotiating table for a deal with israel, they will not be a state that the united nations. that has been a consistent theme through five, six u.s. administrations. guest: romney gave a speech at the virginia military institute last week, right before the last debate, and said that he would support a two-state solution. this is not very elaborate. it is really broad stroke. it is important to not
if you look at what has gone on the past four years between the obama white house and the government of israel, you are going to see that the devil is really in the details. barack obama stood up at the united nations two years ago? -- correct me if i'm wrong, matt -- and basically said that the united states could not support palestine achieving recognition at the united nations. this is down into the details of whether or not this white house really stands with israel or not. guest: i would...
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that is where president obama won. host: they alienated women, latinos, asians, gays, black people, etc. guest: this is no longer the party of old white men the, nor should it be. we should be more reflective of what lincoln bargained for. it individuals of all backgrounds, shapes, sizes, and colors having a home in our party. as always confused me as to why some people have a problem with that. if i invite you into my party and you are not pro-life would you agree with a whole host of issues that are fundamental to our founding, the government, tax policy, whatever, that's fine. if i invite you in and you have a view that is different than mine or other issues, that's fine. the fact that you want to be a part about this system. says something good about us. if we are putting up a wall saying we need to check and asking if you are this or that? i'm sorry. go to the other side it. we want to continue to send people to the other side? every month, 50,000 hispanics turned 18 years old. you mean to tell me we're going to l
that is where president obama won. host: they alienated women, latinos, asians, gays, black people, etc. guest: this is no longer the party of old white men the, nor should it be. we should be more reflective of what lincoln bargained for. it individuals of all backgrounds, shapes, sizes, and colors having a home in our party. as always confused me as to why some people have a problem with that. if i invite you into my party and you are not pro-life would you agree with a whole host of issues...
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he has his own channel interesting in the obama white house. i think they have found that they need each other a as of information sources. i believe it was joe biden that was leaking to eric cantor that john boehner was pursuing a separate talks with obama it during the so-called biden talks this made cantor livid anti almost walked out -- and he walked out of those talks almost certainly because of the dynamics with john boehner. does this sound childish do you? >> if eric cantor walked past john boehner leaning out the window, he would not hesitate to push him what he? >> john boehner is very even tempered. garretinterest he is kevin mcca. he has only been in for three terms. a lot of ways he is practically a freshman himself. this was a very clever move on his part. they have been the straw that has stirred the drink of the 112th congress. mccarthy and cantor are very close. there in the troika of these young guns. the third is paul ryan of the house budget committee. they represent a youth movement. there are a lot of people in john boehne
he has his own channel interesting in the obama white house. i think they have found that they need each other a as of information sources. i believe it was joe biden that was leaking to eric cantor that john boehner was pursuing a separate talks with obama it during the so-called biden talks this made cantor livid anti almost walked out -- and he walked out of those talks almost certainly because of the dynamics with john boehner. does this sound childish do you? >> if eric cantor walked...
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he is in route to the white house today after celebrating christmas in hawaii with his family. he is returning early from his holiday to address to andrews air issues of the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner said that the senate must act first. senators are in session right now. there is the plane landing. this is live coverage on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> and we have been watching the president's return to join based andrews. andrew to the white house now after celebrating -- he is on his way to the white house doctor celebrating christmas in hawaii with his family. he is traveling with the latest appointed senator to replace daniel inouye. he will be sworn in today in the senate. the president has returned early from his christmas vacation to work on avoiding the fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect on january 1st. last night, the president called senator mcconnell and other leaders to discuss the need for the senate to act. the senator release
he is in route to the white house today after celebrating christmas in hawaii with his family. he is returning early from his holiday to address to andrews air issues of the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner said that the senate must act first. senators are in session right now. there is the plane landing. this is live coverage on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> and we have been watching the...
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. >> we are hearing that president obama may make an appearance at today's white house briefing. that briefing set for 1:45 this afternoon with jay carney. c-span2 will be covering that live. and now bob woodward on his latest book "price of politics." he spoke with "politico's" chief white house correspondent mike allen and failing to chief a compromise. this is part of a "politico" playbook discussion. it's about 25 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. welcome to "playbook breakfast." thank you for coming out so early. we're excited to have an amazing double-header today. we are going to talk to senator rubio who last night gave a big speech, one of the first formal speeches looking ahead to the future of the republican party. we are going to talk to senator rubio about that. first we have the amazing treat of bob woodward who has a fantastic book out on the last grand bargain negotiations, is going to be joining us in just a second. first, welcome, all the people out in livestream land. we'll be taking your questions on #politicobreakfast. tweet us. welcome to c-span and to ot
. >> we are hearing that president obama may make an appearance at today's white house briefing. that briefing set for 1:45 this afternoon with jay carney. c-span2 will be covering that live. and now bob woodward on his latest book "price of politics." he spoke with "politico's" chief white house correspondent mike allen and failing to chief a compromise. this is part of a "politico" playbook discussion. it's about 25 minutes. [applause] >> good...
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but i am voting for romney, because i do not trust obama. as far as the guy before that said that congress doesn't help him, hey, he had congress and everything for two years, the complete white house. he did nothing except his obamacare. earlier there was a guy who said he was a muslim. there was george shnopolos -- he said he was a muslim, because he was asked a question and he said "my muslim faith." go back to that tape and he himself admitted he was a muslim. i don not believe anything hehe is too busy going on these talk shows and stuff. nothing wrong with that -- if you want to do that, fine. but don't let the country go by when he is busy playing golf and going on all of these tv shows. host: we are going to have to leave it there. >> we are waiting for the start of they wrote rally for romney and paul ryan and the henderson pavilion outside las vegas. this will be the first event since last night's debate. a few more minutes. we will join it live when it gets underway. undecided voters called us this morning to give their impression
but i am voting for romney, because i do not trust obama. as far as the guy before that said that congress doesn't help him, hey, he had congress and everything for two years, the complete white house. he did nothing except his obamacare. earlier there was a guy who said he was a muslim. there was george shnopolos -- he said he was a muslim, because he was asked a question and he said "my muslim faith." go back to that tape and he himself admitted he was a muslim. i don not believe...
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it is not true here. >> live now to the white house briefing room for a statement from president obama. >> i received a full briefing from our emergency response teams, including fema, and other agencies helpful in the recovery in response efforts, the part of energy, transportation, department of homeland security, department of health and human services. obviously, everyone is aware, at this point, that this will be a big and powerful storm. all across the eastern seaboard, everybody is taking the appropriate preparations. i have spoken to the governors in the states. they have issued emergency declarations. those have been turned to run quickly. we have pre-positioned assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we are making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that will be hardest hit. we anticipate that the center of the storm will hit landfall sometime this evening, but because of the nature of this storm, we are certain that this will be a slow-moving process through a wide swath of the count
it is not true here. >> live now to the white house briefing room for a statement from president obama. >> i received a full briefing from our emergency response teams, including fema, and other agencies helpful in the recovery in response efforts, the part of energy, transportation, department of homeland security, department of health and human services. obviously, everyone is aware, at this point, that this will be a big and powerful storm. all across the eastern seaboard,...
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they made up their mind whatever obama's as we are against it. if that helps america, it does not matter because we said over eight years ago we did not want him and will not support anything he does. we want the white house back -- in essence what they are doing they are making it better for america. the republicans will never return to the white house because they will never be for all americans. guest: george reminds me of a great line from a groucho marx movie but soup -- whatever it is, i am against it. that is a refrain in the song in the movie by the marx brothers. it is kind of what it seems like with some of the tea party republicans, what ever it is obama comes up with, they are against it. that is not how we move the country forward on any number of issues and certainly not regarding the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president has put forward a plan that includes about $1.20 trillion in tax revenue by increasing the tax rate on people making $400,000 of income are more as well as capping deductions to 20% of income, which will impact
they made up their mind whatever obama's as we are against it. if that helps america, it does not matter because we said over eight years ago we did not want him and will not support anything he does. we want the white house back -- in essence what they are doing they are making it better for america. the republicans will never return to the white house because they will never be for all americans. guest: george reminds me of a great line from a groucho marx movie but soup -- whatever it is, i...
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he got in trouble with leaving the white house. barack obama really from the time he left honolulu at age 18, and he pretty intensely shy to resolve the contradictions. >> he had a lot more contradiction. >> this is some confidence in the white house. >> if i can resolve the contradictions, why can the rest of the world of? and gave him a sense of exceptional as some. >> it was only 2011. i believe the record is under estimated. >> and some ways he was using a princeton of the hidden hand. why didn't he propose a health care bill and drop it on the steps of congress? he did not do it because it would have failed the way he did for 100 years. that is how long progresses' have been trying to get it done. yet she got it done. he did take a slightly in direct way. it worked for him. he got more legislation through. >> there is this idea that somehow they had this first term. >> everybody talks about lbj. >> aristotle defined justice as the word used for integrity. the notion is exactly what you said. >> it is not the integrated life we
he got in trouble with leaving the white house. barack obama really from the time he left honolulu at age 18, and he pretty intensely shy to resolve the contradictions. >> he had a lot more contradiction. >> this is some confidence in the white house. >> if i can resolve the contradictions, why can the rest of the world of? and gave him a sense of exceptional as some. >> it was only 2011. i believe the record is under estimated. >> and some ways he was using a...
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. >> michele obama welcome to military families to the white house for the first night of holiday decorations in november. she spoke for about 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> hi, everyone. welcome to the white house. pretty cool, huh? yeah. let me start by thanking jennifer for that lovely introduction and to welcome her family here as well -- her father and her husband. we are so grateful for your service and glad you could be here. thank you, jennifer, for everything that you and your family have done for this country and what you have done to help make this house as beautiful as it is. as first lady, you know that i have had the privilege of traveling across this country. one of the best things i get to do is to meet with all of the wonderful military families, like jennifer's family and your families. it is an honor to host you all here today at the white house -- yeah, the cool house. i like it. i have said this many times before -- i will say it again because i cannot say it enough -- our military families truly represent the very best that this country has to offer. i have see
. >> michele obama welcome to military families to the white house for the first night of holiday decorations in november. she spoke for about 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> hi, everyone. welcome to the white house. pretty cool, huh? yeah. let me start by thanking jennifer for that lovely introduction and to welcome her family here as well -- her father and her husband. we are so grateful for your service and glad you could be here. thank you, jennifer, for everything that...
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tomorrow afternoon 4:30, president obama lights the national christmas tree outside the white house. house speaker john boehner said today that he's still waiting for a response from the white house on the g.o.p. deficit reduction proposal. they spoke to reporters in the capitol for about 10 minutes. >> good morning everyone. you know, this week, we made a good faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts and reforms and included additional revenue. and frankly, it was the balanced approach that the president's been asking for. now we need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. our targets and framework are things that we can all agree on. and it's exactly how we approached our discussions in the biden group, my discussions at the white house a year and a half ago and for that matter, in the joint select committee. and if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. if yo
tomorrow afternoon 4:30, president obama lights the national christmas tree outside the white house. house speaker john boehner said today that he's still waiting for a response from the white house on the g.o.p. deficit reduction proposal. they spoke to reporters in the capitol for about 10 minutes. >> good morning everyone. you know, this week, we made a good faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts and reforms and included additional...
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and as we look at live pictures and the white house, president obama has received his daily briefing, he continues working on relief efforts for hurricane sandy, about 350,000 people are without power in the metro washington d.c. area. early voting has already been cancelled and the district and in maryland. and extended by an extra day. we are learning the president will stay here in washington tomorrow to monitor the response to the hurricane, to ensure all federal resources continue to be provided. presidents will not take part in campaign even said had been scheduled an ohio tomorrow. he pulled himself off the campaign trail for now, canceling all appearances. though clinton will be campaigning for the president today. his total to hold a rally in minneapolis at the university of minnesota. in other event today in duluth. mitt romney is taking place in stark relief efforts in ohio. paul ryan is holding informal greetings in wisconsin. the romney campaign announcing that a political rally in des moines, iowa would go on as scheduled tonight and ann romney will fill in for her husba
and as we look at live pictures and the white house, president obama has received his daily briefing, he continues working on relief efforts for hurricane sandy, about 350,000 people are without power in the metro washington d.c. area. early voting has already been cancelled and the district and in maryland. and extended by an extra day. we are learning the president will stay here in washington tomorrow to monitor the response to the hurricane, to ensure all federal resources continue to be...
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the white house. i remember looking around the white house and taking he has come a long way from that are in sioux city iowa. barack obama understands that iowa put him on the path to that nomination. had he not won in iowa, against an opponent who was supposed to defeat him, he would not be where he is today. i'll what has a special place for them. he keeps in touch with people here. i think he understands that iowa has put him on the path where he is today. host: dan is in michigan. hi. caller: john harris. on the polling how accurate do you think that pulling is, like the one gentleman talked about? how do you think iowa people think about a candidate that flip-flops on a lot of issues, changes his mind, to go back and forth? how do you think that affects voters in iowa? i would like to say god bless america, c-span, and everybody had a good day. guest: that you very much, and my wife is from michigan. we get back at least twice a year. i will voters tend to punish candida -- iowa voters punished
the white house. i remember looking around the white house and taking he has come a long way from that are in sioux city iowa. barack obama understands that iowa put him on the path to that nomination. had he not won in iowa, against an opponent who was supposed to defeat him, he would not be where he is today. i'll what has a special place for them. he keeps in touch with people here. i think he understands that iowa has put him on the path where he is today. host: dan is in michigan. hi....
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if obama was a white president, what would the issues truly be? i don't believe that the woman in mississippi by saying that 90% of an african-americans voted for id -- i think there must have been something attached to that amendment, or the voting bill that allowed blacks to vote for it in spite of what it meant. i think she threw that in. i don't think that mississippi has the right to do that unless the federal government allows them to do it because of the civil rights law that has some bearing on the southern states changing voter rights laws because of the history of the dixie states. host: fred in new york, republican caller. caller: i will vote for a black president if he worked similar to j.c. watts -- were similar to j.c. watts or alan keyes or thomas sowell. these a black man understand that we are a republic. this president has a socialist agenda appeared he was brought up that way and he wants to be that way. host: what is your evidence that he has a socialist agenda? what are you referring to? caller: because of the way he thinks th
if obama was a white president, what would the issues truly be? i don't believe that the woman in mississippi by saying that 90% of an african-americans voted for id -- i think there must have been something attached to that amendment, or the voting bill that allowed blacks to vote for it in spite of what it meant. i think she threw that in. i don't think that mississippi has the right to do that unless the federal government allows them to do it because of the civil rights law that has some...
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this after a 90-minute meeting with president obama at the white house this morning where they called for a quick resolution. the governors spoke to reporters at the white house for 15 minutes after that meeting and we'll show you as much as we can until the house gavels in in just a few minutes. >> well, goorn, everybody. i'm jack, the chair of the national governors association, the governor of delaware, joined by governor fallen of oklahoma, she's the vice chair -- governor fallin of oklahoma, she's the vice chair. the governor of arkansas. we are three democrats and three republicans. we just had what i would say was a very good meeting with the president. we came in part to make sure that the voices and the issues that we face as governors in states are heard and considered as part of the discussions going on here in washington. the president was very open to that. said we would continue to have a seat at the table. we talked about some of the issues that we often focus on as gompors. one of those being opportunities for flexibility in terms of some of the programs we partner wit
this after a 90-minute meeting with president obama at the white house this morning where they called for a quick resolution. the governors spoke to reporters at the white house for 15 minutes after that meeting and we'll show you as much as we can until the house gavels in in just a few minutes. >> well, goorn, everybody. i'm jack, the chair of the national governors association, the governor of delaware, joined by governor fallen of oklahoma, she's the vice chair -- governor fallin of...
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administration has managed to put together more successfully than any other previous white house has forced iran to the table by starting to hit them where it hurts. that's a win for the administration. on the other hand the iranians use these negotiations to buy time and manipulating for their own purposes and that you can expect mitt romney to take against obama. but what romney would do different and it's i ron i can to for him to oh criticize obama for doing it without allies when romney's criticism throughout the campaign is obama tends to rely too much on allies and if romney was president he would take a strong stance and go ate loan on a whole range of issues. host: if you'd like to join the conversation talking about the foreign policy focus in tonight's president debate here are the numbers to call. host: what are the segments of tonight's debate. approximate host: what do you read from those topics alone? guest: it is a focus on the middle east region. and people criticize that because it excludes other parts of the world especially asia which has become a big focus of the
administration has managed to put together more successfully than any other previous white house has forced iran to the table by starting to hit them where it hurts. that's a win for the administration. on the other hand the iranians use these negotiations to buy time and manipulating for their own purposes and that you can expect mitt romney to take against obama. but what romney would do different and it's i ron i can to for him to oh criticize obama for doing it without allies when romney's...
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. >> if there is a status quo election and obama stays in the white house, there is enough gumption -- assumption that we andl have to go back here agai fix things we could not do before. what gets reopened? >> i think you will have a political discussion about what the word fixing really means. it is probably a very different -- a really different understanding. that is the threshold question you deal with first. we always told people we're open to improvements and suggestions, and we expect to hear more about those. >> you mentioned doc fix. are you still talking about this? >> i do not think we ever stop talking. karen fisher is our part b staffer. there will be a series of hearings on this trying to get the broader question. a lot of times it gets discussed on how you pay for it. t needs to look i like. we of stakeholders examine the real question. that has been a big part of the focus for us this year as we work toward something permanent, what does it look like? delivery systems reforms are were returned to fix the systems. in the meantime, we know we need to do a doc fix. it is
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non hispanics. 56% of obama voters were quite non-hispanic. this gives you the dimension of this change. there really was not an overall influx of hispanic and minorities generally into the polls this year, but in key states, it really mattered. a big shift in ohio. in florida, the percentage of hispanic voters went up to 17% from 14% in 2008. the composition changed and it has grown from what it was just a few years ago with more puerto ricans making up the hispanic vote in florida. democrats rule to keep their edge in the overall electorate, a shock to many people that the overall partisan composition of the electorate looked so similar to 2008, with democrats holding a six. age. the other big demographic story of tuesday's election was women. our first poll after the first debate, when romney did so well and obama did so poorly, showed the gender gap almost closing entirely. it had to be a shock for a lot of democrats to look that old. there were other polls that showed the same thing. romney really make gains among women after that first d
non hispanics. 56% of obama voters were quite non-hispanic. this gives you the dimension of this change. there really was not an overall influx of hispanic and minorities generally into the polls this year, but in key states, it really mattered. a big shift in ohio. in florida, the percentage of hispanic voters went up to 17% from 14% in 2008. the composition changed and it has grown from what it was just a few years ago with more puerto ricans making up the hispanic vote in florida. democrats...
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the white house will send the proposal to capitol hill this week. it should be between $45,000,000,000.50 $5 billion, according to officials -- $45 billion and $55 billion, according to officials. both democratic and republican lawmakers from the region quickly expressed disappointment in the pending request and lobby the administration to increase it before sending it to congress. sue in oklahoma on our line for independents. i think we have time for your point. caller: in a column today it said that clinton's 2001 balance the budget spent $1.94 trillion. today the revenue is $2.67 trillion. spending is $3.76 trillion. we are spending $987 billion more than if we had just increased the 2001 budget for inflation and population growth. i understand about the mores. i am incensed, as i think most voters are -- wars. i am incensed, as i think most voters are. host: the chair of the senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee is in his seat. the ring with secretary donovan is about to begin. -- hearing with secretary donovan is about to begin. [
the white house will send the proposal to capitol hill this week. it should be between $45,000,000,000.50 $5 billion, according to officials -- $45 billion and $55 billion, according to officials. both democratic and republican lawmakers from the region quickly expressed disappointment in the pending request and lobby the administration to increase it before sending it to congress. sue in oklahoma on our line for independents. i think we have time for your point. caller: in a column today it...
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obama into the white house. i am a nurse and it has been here to find a job. a home health -- patients are not being seen big medicare cuts. >> i think it is a very dark day. i am shocked and dismayed how this man could have won again. i really feel that the election, so many people are out of work. i am an executive in this community who lost his job and was able to find a job. there are no jobs. the woman who called before, the situation with the obama, with our troops and our embassy, i think he handled it improperly and i would not be surprised before he gets ready to give his inaugural speech that there might not be an impeachment trial that starts. i think the country is more divided today than ever before. i think he was able to win because so many people have moved to the bottom side of the scale because there is no work in this country and it is not going to get better. >> i want to address why i believe mitt romney did not win. the people realize that we do not want someone to blame -- plainly liked to our face. he was called out -- blatantly lied to
obama into the white house. i am a nurse and it has been here to find a job. a home health -- patients are not being seen big medicare cuts. >> i think it is a very dark day. i am shocked and dismayed how this man could have won again. i really feel that the election, so many people are out of work. i am an executive in this community who lost his job and was able to find a job. there are no jobs. the woman who called before, the situation with the obama, with our troops and our embassy,...
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that is not the way the world works under barack obama nor under the bush white house. white houses have an increasing tendency to want to run things and they don't like surprises. to the extent you can condition the atmosphere and the politics at a bigger levels of people in the white house who talk to people at omb and agencies understand that, if we do x we have this problem. >> thank you. you know how to reach us. i want to thank everyone for their insights. [applause] >> that brings us to the closing minutes of our program. a one two bring up some -- i want to bring up some closing business. if you have any comments on .his, feel free to e-mail me while you're at it, registered to receive the daily briefing. and number three, four quick bits of news. number one, jared loughner was sentenced to life in prison today. the man who shot dead a gifford. [applause] #2, john thune was going to be the non-status quo leadership for the -- candidate for the leadership. we have heard he will not do that. no. 3, the lame-duck agenda grew by $5 billion today. the senate democrat
that is not the way the world works under barack obama nor under the bush white house. white houses have an increasing tendency to want to run things and they don't like surprises. to the extent you can condition the atmosphere and the politics at a bigger levels of people in the white house who talk to people at omb and agencies understand that, if we do x we have this problem. >> thank you. you know how to reach us. i want to thank everyone for their insights. [applause] >> that...
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>> if obama wins, clearly, he should invite mitch mcconnell and john boehner to the white house immediately and say something to the effect of, we have had a nasty race, this is over, i won, but i want to work with you. i don't hold anything against you or anything your party said about me. the problems are too big for us as a country and let's meet on a regular basis and let's talk and keep talking to each other. it is the equivalent of turning the other cheek. i would hope that obama is capable of that if he wins reelection. >> we saw that after the 2010 elections. unlike bill clinton, who was able to work with congress obama went to the other way. if i am mitt romney i will call for unity. i would not just invite them to the white house. ron does not have all white house yet, maybe his car with the elevators -- i think that you need to go to congress to see them. i remember when bush met with the democrats, and talked to them individually. the country needs some unity and whoever the new president is will have someone at their back to just one eye mandate. add that time i think you need
>> if obama wins, clearly, he should invite mitch mcconnell and john boehner to the white house immediately and say something to the effect of, we have had a nasty race, this is over, i won, but i want to work with you. i don't hold anything against you or anything your party said about me. the problems are too big for us as a country and let's meet on a regular basis and let's talk and keep talking to each other. it is the equivalent of turning the other cheek. i would hope that obama is...
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and they say compared to what the white house put out, the white house says it offers $4 trillion when using the same accounting as the white house, it would be about $4.60 trillion over 10 years. republicans say it would come from tax reform, but not to increasing tax rates. that has been a sticking point thus far in negotiations. >> you are talking about the bush tax rates? >> all of the bush era tax rates would be extended into next year and that would start the process for tax reform. it would be in the tax reform process that there would generate -- and they would generate $800 million -- $800 billion in revenue. and they say the $800 billion could be raised without raising tax rates, and this is something that is in dispute with the white house. the white house said there would be no deal unless republicans agreed to increase tax rates on the wall the next year. >> what do the republicans say about the debt limit, sequestration, automatic spending cuts, and changes to entitlement programs. -- entitlement programs? >> that was not addressed. the white house offered to make permane
and they say compared to what the white house put out, the white house says it offers $4 trillion when using the same accounting as the white house, it would be about $4.60 trillion over 10 years. republicans say it would come from tax reform, but not to increasing tax rates. that has been a sticking point thus far in negotiations. >> you are talking about the bush tax rates? >> all of the bush era tax rates would be extended into next year and that would start the process for tax...
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it is possible barack obama will win 80% of non-white votes and only 40% of whites. the gap with the opposite party is the widest it has ever been, and more so every election. do you think the networking technology is a force that is knitting together and bridging our differences, or one that is polarizing? >> it has the capacity for either. as you have increasing networks that are run from groups, filtering out the things you do not believe, filtering in only things that affirm your prejudices -- that is a trend. the other trend is transcending politics through storytelling. the divisiveness around immigration, not building people up, but dividing people against each other. when you hear how politics affect local people, you have a greater social support. this is not a national debate that divides people. it is what is happening locally, in real communities, on a daily basis. there tends to be more agreement on local change than national change. >> on a local level, it transcends difference? >> there are things that are more personal, like saving a local park or a t
it is possible barack obama will win 80% of non-white votes and only 40% of whites. the gap with the opposite party is the widest it has ever been, and more so every election. do you think the networking technology is a force that is knitting together and bridging our differences, or one that is polarizing? >> it has the capacity for either. as you have increasing networks that are run from groups, filtering out the things you do not believe, filtering in only things that affirm your...
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just a short while ago the president leaving the white house for new jersey. you will be visiting new jersey touring areas impacted by hurricane sandy and meeting with new jersey gov. chris christie on the campaign trail on the republican side, mitt romney, three stops today. including jacksonville, with jeb bush. we have that live for you at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. head of that, joe biden who is campaigning today throughout florida. three stops including one at 3:00 p.m. eastern. we will have that live at 3:00 p.m.. in ohio, rob apartment and the governor traveling across the state. encouraging early voting there. in ohio. they stop and i part of our live coverage today on c-span. >> let us get the album that document the family during a white house years. and before. part of the coolidge family papers, we have one box that is just photographs. and several boxes of other documents. photographs are heavy. the albums should be in the back of the box here. here is. unfortunately, it is on a black paper. there's not much we can do about that, we do not want
just a short while ago the president leaving the white house for new jersey. you will be visiting new jersey touring areas impacted by hurricane sandy and meeting with new jersey gov. chris christie on the campaign trail on the republican side, mitt romney, three stops today. including jacksonville, with jeb bush. we have that live for you at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. head of that, joe biden who is campaigning today throughout florida. three stops including one at 3:00 p.m. eastern. we will...
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i am here seriously trying to resolve it and i would hope the white house would get serious as well. >> based on the meeting with secretary geithner or your phone call with president obama 09 -- obama side, can you tell us something about that phone call? >> we had a very nice conversation last night. it was direct and straightforward. but the assessment i give you today would be a product of both of those conversations. >> how much would you be open to the idea of discretionary spending cuts as far as a down payment to get to a long-range solution on entitlements? >> there are a lot of options on the table, including that one. >> [indiscernible] you are acknowledging that there will. >> the day after the election, i came here and i made it clear that republicans would put revenue on the table as a way to begin to move the process to get this resolved. >> right, so my question is what message do you have for people who are in the negotiating position or believe that it is inevitable that you have to accept some compromise on taxes? >> revenue is on the table. but revenue was only on
i am here seriously trying to resolve it and i would hope the white house would get serious as well. >> based on the meeting with secretary geithner or your phone call with president obama 09 -- obama side, can you tell us something about that phone call? >> we had a very nice conversation last night. it was direct and straightforward. but the assessment i give you today would be a product of both of those conversations. >> how much would you be open to the idea of...
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national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> president obama travels to michigan today. he will be speaking to autoworkers in a plant outside detroit about extending the bush tax cuts for the middle class. the president met with john boehner at the white house to discuss a deal to avoid the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that are set to kick in at the beginning of next year. we will have live coverage of the prison in michigan starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. -- the president in michigan starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. at 5:30 p.m. eastern, how u.s. debt, economic growth, and baby boomers retiring could lead to political and economic change. also, the u.s. senate meets today to continue debate on extending insurance on higher deposit announced. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. the house gavels in a tomorrow. we will have live coverage tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i think people still love discovery. they are ready to find the price -- find surprises. every month or every year i google about some
national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> president obama travels to michigan today. he will be speaking to autoworkers in a plant outside detroit about extending the bush tax cuts for the middle class. the president met with john boehner at the white house to discuss a deal to avoid the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that are set to kick in at the beginning of next year. we will have live coverage of the prison in michigan...
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we'll bring you remarks from president obama, republican leadership and a democratic caucus briefing with comments from speaker boehner, house democratic caucus chairman john larson and others, all that have beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and in case you missed any of our coverage today or other days of our fiscal cliff discussions and debates, your best resource for that is c-span.org. you can see a link right there to the program we just showed with you grover norquist and all of our coverage today. plus a link to our fiscal cliff website right there on the home page at c-span.org. >> on 16 or 17 bases in the united states we have military -run schools. the average cost to education a -- educate a child in that school per year is $50,000. almost four times what the rest of the public education costs. and the vast majority of our bases we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today, pay every public school system $14,000 per child and save billions of dollars per year just on -- and with the same or better outcomes. >> this weekend you can talk w
we'll bring you remarks from president obama, republican leadership and a democratic caucus briefing with comments from speaker boehner, house democratic caucus chairman john larson and others, all that have beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and in case you missed any of our coverage today or other days of our fiscal cliff discussions and debates, your best resource for that is c-span.org. you can see a link right there to the program we just showed with you grover norquist and all...
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mandel, if they send obama to the white house and you to the senate, and to you, sen. brown, of romney carries the state but sends you to washington, what do you take away? >> i believe that mitt romney will be the next president but if president obama is reelected, i will work with them and i will work to move the ball down the field economically for the state and our country. if the voters of the state of ohio go in that direction, they don't want a rubber-stamp, the votes for his party 98% of the time. >> i think if this happens, people sitting back and say, sharon brown -- sherrod brown is his own guy. he fights for his district and i would guess -- it could be a mixed message. but of course i'd work with mitt romney. i can recite a dozen cases we have made this way. >> the coin toss -- i think i got this right, mr. mandel? >> i was inspired to join the marine corps by my grandparents. one of my grandfathers was liberated by allied troops and the other served in the air force. we can debate like this and we can disagree but when the debate is over. we will shake ha
mandel, if they send obama to the white house and you to the senate, and to you, sen. brown, of romney carries the state but sends you to washington, what do you take away? >> i believe that mitt romney will be the next president but if president obama is reelected, i will work with them and i will work to move the ball down the field economically for the state and our country. if the voters of the state of ohio go in that direction, they don't want a rubber-stamp, the votes for his party...
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we will watch how many non-white voter turnout. is this a march going to be -- did president obama reached the peak of how many underwriters between 18 and 29 short on election night itself? 18% of the electorate was in that young demographic or are we going to see that backslide to 15% this time around? we're looking at the white voters and their relationship with the democratic party. we've seen white working-class voters backing away from the democratic party. those three things to watch. how many voters turn out and how many actually vote. there are a couple of strong races. in the arizona senate, richard carmona. and heidi highcamp. both states toward republicans said they may not make it over that 50% mark. the difference between winning and losing is the difference for a reasonable night for democrats and a really good night where they could end up picking up seats at the end of the night. >> there is one hour and 40 minutes left to vote in virginia. this is fire station no. 10 in arlington. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern.
we will watch how many non-white voter turnout. is this a march going to be -- did president obama reached the peak of how many underwriters between 18 and 29 short on election night itself? 18% of the electorate was in that young demographic or are we going to see that backslide to 15% this time around? we're looking at the white voters and their relationship with the democratic party. we've seen white working-class voters backing away from the democratic party. those three things to watch....
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signed, barack obama, the white house. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on appropriations and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess >> i think the chalsleng we want to be for every person every hour of the day and we're a mobile society. so the challenge is to make sure that we're on pad, computers, phones as well as the traditional viewing which is in the living now on a wonderful high definition television screen. the other challenge we have obviously is that spectrum is a finite resource and others twhant resource and yet there is not enough spectrum in the universe to do all video by broad band. so our architecture of one to everyone in a location versus theirs which is one to one, their system will always fail because of just simply the congestion of transmitting video one to one. you can't do that. >> the communicate tors continues its look at the future of television at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we alig
signed, barack obama, the white house. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on appropriations and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess >> i think the chalsleng we want to be for every person every hour of the day and we're a mobile society. so the challenge is to make sure that we're on pad, computers, phones as well as the traditional viewing which is in the living now on a wonderful high definition television screen....
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another white democrat. the white democrats are not supporting statewide black politicians. that is the reason why no black democrats can get elected in the senate. look at florida. you best come out and support president obama because it will be hard to get blakcs outf [indiscernible] host: a comment from joe on twitter -- a headline from "the washington post" toy -- one other story, this from "usa today" this morning. we want to hear what is driving your votes with just 12 days to go before the election. charlie from virginia on the independence lin t line. caller: i will be supporting the libertarian candate gary johnson. the only candidate who can turn this country around. he wantso stop intervening in all these wars and balance the budget now. our government is broke. yeah, everyone should check out gary johnson. he is a libertarian and running for president. host: from tenneee on the republican line, you are on the "washington journal." caller: thank you for taking my call. voting for someone because t
another white democrat. the white democrats are not supporting statewide black politicians. that is the reason why no black democrats can get elected in the senate. look at florida. you best come out and support president obama because it will be hard to get blakcs outf [indiscernible] host: a comment from joe on twitter -- a headline from "the washington post" toy -- one other story, this from "usa today" this morning. we want to hear what is driving your votes with just 12...
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one thing which we note that just before president obama took effect, white house figures show the federal budget was $2.9 trillion. next year's estimate is going to be $3.8 trillion. this is a 31% increase in spending in just four years. we have someone as the president, our great president, who is hung up on taxing and spending. what we need is a house of representatives that's hung up on jobs and job creation. the american product. entrepreneurship. creativity. competition with the world. the next new great ideas. not that will come from this body but from the creativity of the american people. this is what republicans are trying to keep alive in our country. the idea of self-reliance and working hard and taking care of people that are not just in your house but are in your neighborhood. your cities. our states, the vibrancy of our country. and we are headed over the fiscal cliff after four years of leadership from this president who is running, running directly to the fiscal cliff. has even said, and secretary of treasury said, we don't mind jumping off this cliff. mr. speaker, we shou
one thing which we note that just before president obama took effect, white house figures show the federal budget was $2.9 trillion. next year's estimate is going to be $3.8 trillion. this is a 31% increase in spending in just four years. we have someone as the president, our great president, who is hung up on taxing and spending. what we need is a house of representatives that's hung up on jobs and job creation. the american product. entrepreneurship. creativity. competition with the world....
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this afternoon within the last couple of minutes word that speaker boehner will meet with president obama about the fiscal cliff and negotiations in the speaker office september out a message theying that speaker boehner will meet with the president at the white house. we'll keep you posted on that. here's is a look at prime time programming. we'll get the updates on the fiscal cliff on c-span. c-span 3 has a look at the deletes of the nation's infrastructure. all of that getting under way at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span networks. >> my inspiration was the idea, i wanted to explain how told tarian happens. we know the documents of the cold wars and staw lynn, churchill, and truman. we read them, we have written them. i want to show from the ground up. what did it feel like to be one of the people who were subjected to this system. how did people make choices in this system? how did they react and how did they behave? one of the things that happened in 1979 one of the regions that we called eastern europe these countries no longer have much in common with one another. >> more with ann a
this afternoon within the last couple of minutes word that speaker boehner will meet with president obama about the fiscal cliff and negotiations in the speaker office september out a message theying that speaker boehner will meet with the president at the white house. we'll keep you posted on that. here's is a look at prime time programming. we'll get the updates on the fiscal cliff on c-span. c-span 3 has a look at the deletes of the nation's infrastructure. all of that getting under way at...
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first, in mount vernon, iowa, president obama speaking to students. he has just been introduced, live coverage getting under way here on c-span. ♪ >> ♪ the more you see the less you know i knew much more then ♪ [applause] >> hello, iowa! [applause] thank you. thank you. hey! are you fired up? are you ready to go? well, first of all, can everybody please give a big round of applause to rachel for that introduction? [applause] i want to thank the rams for having us here today. i appreciate you guys. go rams. we have your outstanding senator tom harkin. tom, bruce greenleaf, another congressman who is a professor emeritus right here. [applause] two of my oldest friends in iowa, your attorney general tom miller. [applause] and your treasurer, mike fitzgerald. i am thrilled to see all of you. i hope you are enjoying this warm weather. [laughter] >> i love you! >> i love you back. [applause] because -- i just want to know. look, i'm from chicago. [applause] i campaigned in iowa in january. so, this is basically the warmest you will be for the next six
first, in mount vernon, iowa, president obama speaking to students. he has just been introduced, live coverage getting under way here on c-span. ♪ >> ♪ the more you see the less you know i knew much more then ♪ [applause] >> hello, iowa! [applause] thank you. thank you. hey! are you fired up? are you ready to go? well, first of all, can everybody please give a big round of applause to rachel for that introduction? [applause] i want to thank the rams for having us here today. i...
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if you and i were to close down this house, if president obama were to leave the white house tomorrow and bolt the door, if we passed absolutely no new laws, no new promises, made no new commitments, this red line represents the spending that would happen automatically. this red line represents the spending that happens if we don't change one thing. and what you see then, mr. speaker, is there's just no way. this green line represents taxes. there's no way we can raise taxes high enough to cover this amount of spending. if we took everything from everybody, mr. speaker -- hear that. if we had a 100% tax on every dollar you earned, if we took everything you had in your household and sold it all for its value, if we confiscated every asset of every business in america and we sold it at the auction block and we put all that money in a bank account to save for a-run day, we still -- save for a rainy day, we still would not have enough money to pay for the spending that we promised america in this red line. it's a strength problem we have. our -- it's a spending problem we have. our proble
if you and i were to close down this house, if president obama were to leave the white house tomorrow and bolt the door, if we passed absolutely no new laws, no new promises, made no new commitments, this red line represents the spending that would happen automatically. this red line represents the spending that happens if we don't change one thing. and what you see then, mr. speaker, is there's just no way. this green line represents taxes. there's no way we can raise taxes high enough to...
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back to the white house for a moment. president obama today signing into law u.s. airlines be excluded from emission -- this is the first test for the president fighting climate change in the second change. he quietly signed the bill over their objections. again, the u.s. house in moments. five bills. live coverage here on c-span. >> the house gaveling in just a couple of moments. five bills on the agenda this afternoon. later this week they'll take up a bill that aims to provide a quick visa process for granting legal status to immigrant students who earned advanced degrees in science, engineering or mathematics at u.s. colleges and universities. the house is in tomorrow but not until noon. there will be no votes tomorrow. house republicans are meeting tomorrow to select their leadership, their committee leadership assignments for the next congress. house democrats later this week will elect their leaders for the 113th congress which of course begins in january. >> well, we exexpected the house to gavel in on capitol hill. when the house returns, the senate as wel
back to the white house for a moment. president obama today signing into law u.s. airlines be excluded from emission -- this is the first test for the president fighting climate change in the second change. he quietly signed the bill over their objections. again, the u.s. house in moments. five bills. live coverage here on c-span. >> the house gaveling in just a couple of moments. five bills on the agenda this afternoon. later this week they'll take up a bill that aims to provide a quick...
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and as we entered the obama years, mr. speaker, here is the largest deficit in american history recorded during the bush administration, this is the annual deficit recorded in the obama administration. not twice as large than the largest deficit in american history. not three times as large as the largest deficit in american history. but almost four times larger than the previous largest annual deficit in american history was the first year deficit recorded in the obama administration. we tip, that was the first time ever we run trillion dollar deficits, we continue to run trillion dollar deficits throughout that time. tax policy hasn't changed during that time. tax policy is exactly the same. you hear in the newspaper all the time, mr. speaker, the bush tax cuts. i don't know that that has meaning anymore. in 2001 and 2003 we did do some dramatic changes to tax policy. president obama extended all of those changes in 2010. that's the law of the land still today. tax policy has been exactly the same over this continuum. wh
and as we entered the obama years, mr. speaker, here is the largest deficit in american history recorded during the bush administration, this is the annual deficit recorded in the obama administration. not twice as large than the largest deficit in american history. not three times as large as the largest deficit in american history. but almost four times larger than the previous largest annual deficit in american history was the first year deficit recorded in the obama administration. we tip,...
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if you were in the white house right now, you were in president obama's situation, what would you do to try and re-create that kind of a situation? >> trying to channel president obama, he's just been re-elected, he's got a mandate. there were a lot of issues that were not very clear in the campaign, but the one about raising revenue was clear. it's not a full program. really the goal should have been and has to be now to adapt a bipartisan long-term debt reduction program for america. so i -- make the statement that the president made sort of setting down a marker and leaving a little room which he did and now i'd go to work in a very personal way. i will tell you irrespectfully i think the president in a -- i put it this way. he reached a conclusion somewhere in his first two years that the republicans were not going to cooperate with him. the republicans in congress. and he -- and i understand why, but i think he stopped trying too soon. and i think this time with this mandate he's got to channel lyndon johnson. i mean, he can't -- he can't give up. and he's got to also -- he's --
if you were in the white house right now, you were in president obama's situation, what would you do to try and re-create that kind of a situation? >> trying to channel president obama, he's just been re-elected, he's got a mandate. there were a lot of issues that were not very clear in the campaign, but the one about raising revenue was clear. it's not a full program. really the goal should have been and has to be now to adapt a bipartisan long-term debt reduction program for america. so...
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neither does barack obama. it is hard. i tell a lot of stories about what they're wrestling with in the white house. i am always talking about this stimulus. they thought they had a very simple message. we are doing tax cuts, but we are also doing spending. we are saving the economy in the short term, but transforming it in the long term with clean energy and lower health care costs and education reform and new economic order. we are doing stimulus now because we are in an economic emergency, but we will take it to fiscal responsibility later. we are cutting taxes for 95 percent of the population are raising effort to%. is a very simple -- raising taxes for the 2%. it is a very simple two-part message. many people say that bill clinton should be the secretary of explaining things. it does not seem to me like he is doing any kind of magic. he just has longer to talk and people were forced to listen. sasha and i are paid to watch this stuff. we know about some of these details and where people are fudging the truth. most peo
neither does barack obama. it is hard. i tell a lot of stories about what they're wrestling with in the white house. i am always talking about this stimulus. they thought they had a very simple message. we are doing tax cuts, but we are also doing spending. we are saving the economy in the short term, but transforming it in the long term with clean energy and lower health care costs and education reform and new economic order. we are doing stimulus now because we are in an economic emergency,...
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that is how we will win on november 6 to send barack obama back to the white house. my home state of florida is hosting the convention as well. i am certain it will be a well executed event. for their delegates and donors to attend. what you can expect to see in tampa is what you have seen every four years at every convention. an event that only opens to the party faithful and their donors. here we're doing things differently than any convention you have seen. we are throwing the doors open and inviting thousands of americans convention in many different ways. today with 100 days until president obama accepts our nomination here the stadium, we are unveiling our campaign. we're asking americans across the country to rsvp and tell us that you want to be part of this convention. send as a photo, tweet us, post on facebook. all you need to say is, i am there. this is not just for people who plan to partake in the convention and come to this beautiful city that you see is behind me. or just for people who plan to join us on monday at the charlotte motor speedway for our
that is how we will win on november 6 to send barack obama back to the white house. my home state of florida is hosting the convention as well. i am certain it will be a well executed event. for their delegates and donors to attend. what you can expect to see in tampa is what you have seen every four years at every convention. an event that only opens to the party faithful and their donors. here we're doing things differently than any convention you have seen. we are throwing the doors open and...
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i did one that does not get obama out of the white house. should there be some kind of look into changing the system? ing to win. gonig ot w there needs to be a change. guest: sure. i would at first glance not be in favor of having your first choice, second choice vote. i think voting is hard enough for some people. that will make it harder. you change a little bit at the corner. karen said i am an opportunity this because i was an independent and then a democrat. now my constitutional party person. i will tell you why. i am in issues oriented individual. in virginia, they were elected to the state senate. you ought to get out of the party. i joined the republican conference. not just a conference. this is so i can dance on the preparation committee. my views have stayed pretty consistent. i have been a low spender. i have been consistently against [inaudible] i did not vote for unbalanced budgets. i was a consistent a poser of so much debt and deficits. i would go to the is conference meetings and urge the chopping of foreign aid. we spent
i did one that does not get obama out of the white house. should there be some kind of look into changing the system? ing to win. gonig ot w there needs to be a change. guest: sure. i would at first glance not be in favor of having your first choice, second choice vote. i think voting is hard enough for some people. that will make it harder. you change a little bit at the corner. karen said i am an opportunity this because i was an independent and then a democrat. now my constitutional party...
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obama. thanks you for your kindness and consideration today. it was really gracious of you to invite us back to the white house to hang a few family pictures. i am sure you know nothing makes a house a home than its former occupants staring down from the walls. [laughter] this is not the first time i have had the opportunity to confront an artistic likeness of myself. a few years ago after the 2008 election, a friend sent me something he found in the gift shop of the national constitutional center in philadelphia. it was a laura bush bobblehead doll he said he found on the clearance shell. -- clearance shelf. [laughter] i am grateful to know that this work as a permanent home and things to be masterful talent of john howard sandon. you are terrific to work with. -- john howard sanden. i like it so much more than that bobble-head doll. you are terrific to work with. it is wonderful to know that these portraits will be on view at the white house and walking down the hall from my mother in law and that george's portrait will hang very close to his
obama. thanks you for your kindness and consideration today. it was really gracious of you to invite us back to the white house to hang a few family pictures. i am sure you know nothing makes a house a home than its former occupants staring down from the walls. [laughter] this is not the first time i have had the opportunity to confront an artistic likeness of myself. a few years ago after the 2008 election, a friend sent me something he found in the gift shop of the national constitutional...
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i talked to the obama campaign, said, this should be on the record. they say we will try to get it on the record. we never heard back. the next morning when we had the conversation, the president wanting it to be a 20 or 30 minute conversation. then the conversation was so important. that was the reason for that column i written. did it play a role in our decision-making? absolutely not. i said it at the time, consider one unfold with the white house and campaign staff would be petty and ridiculous. it was an issue related to transparency and what needed to be shared. we had met several days before that incident and the direction where we wanted to go with the editorial was all ready kind of drafted. that didn't have a single role at all and where we went with this editorial. >> rick green, final point, you published past editorials over the last 100 years. first endorsement william -- most recently, you had to go back to 1972, the last time your newspaper endorsed a republican. since then, jimmy carter twice, walter mondale, bill clinton twice and al
i talked to the obama campaign, said, this should be on the record. they say we will try to get it on the record. we never heard back. the next morning when we had the conversation, the president wanting it to be a 20 or 30 minute conversation. then the conversation was so important. that was the reason for that column i written. did it play a role in our decision-making? absolutely not. i said it at the time, consider one unfold with the white house and campaign staff would be petty and...
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there's book and white. there's winning and losing. the caller mentioned hillary clinton and bill clinton. mitt romney is running ads in which he features clinton saying shame on you barack obama. my guess is we may see more in the mitt romney ads in the time to come. host: i want to go through your all star list, marco rubio on the republican side, bob gentlemen jindal, nicky haley, chris christie of new jersey, mcdonnell, senator john thune of south carolina. one of the names could be on the list of the v.p. list if romney is elected. on the democratic side, andrew cuomo of new york, martin o'malley of maryland, senator mark warner of virginia, elizabeth warren, rahm emanuel of chicago and secretary of state hillary clinton. >> if jeb bush runs in 2016 on the republican side or 2020 if romney is elected, he's the overwhelming favorite. if clinton decides she wants to run again, i would say she's not likely to do so but she has not ruled out doing so, she is the de facto nominee. if not we have a much wider contest. if secretary clint
there's book and white. there's winning and losing. the caller mentioned hillary clinton and bill clinton. mitt romney is running ads in which he features clinton saying shame on you barack obama. my guess is we may see more in the mitt romney ads in the time to come. host: i want to go through your all star list, marco rubio on the republican side, bob gentlemen jindal, nicky haley, chris christie of new jersey, mcdonnell, senator john thune of south carolina. one of the names could be on the...